An Audit of Research Funding for Intellectual Disability Health in Australia

Citation:
Kargodorian A, Christidis R, Downs J, O’Donovan MA, ……. Leonard H, Trollor JN. An Audit of Research Funding for Intellectual Disability Health in Australia. J Pol Pract Intell Disabil. 2026;23(3).

Keywords:
Intellectual disability; funding; premature mortality; audit; policy

Abstract:
People with intellectual disability in Australia experience significant and partly preventable health inequities and premature mortality. Health and medical research is a key mechanism for identifying, addressing and preventing health inequities through evidence-informed clinical care, services and policy.